Dystopian Literature

Choose the setting that best represents the Dystopian genre.

• 1974, The Dominican Republic

• 2012, The U.S.A

• 2021, Alternate Realty

• 2054, The U.S.A

What is NOT considered a popular motif for dystopian literature?

• Good vs. Evil

• Evil and Control

• Control vs Freedom

• Nature vs. Mechanistic World

In a dystopian novel, the protagonist is usually

• A special individual with exceptional talents

• Part of the government agency

• An outsider that comes to the society

• A normal citizen of the society

What is meant by dystopia?

• a perfect world

• an average, every day world

• a nightmarish reality

• a story set a long time ago

What is a Dystopia?

• The illusion of being a Utopia, but is corrupt

• Peaceful place

• Everyone gets along, no war

What is dystopia?

•  an old world where everything is perfect

• a figurehead's imagination

• an ointment for your injury

• a futuristic world where everything seems perfect

In a dystopian novel, the protagonist is usually driven to

• A. become a part of the elite and powerful

• B. blend in and not stand cause a commotion

• C. dismantle the corrupt society

• D. create a better future

• E. Both C and D

In a dystopian novel, the antagonist is usually

• Part of the elite, powerful, or rich

• Another species

• None of these responses

The term dystopia became popular because

• A. There needed to be an opposite term for utopia

• B. Many of the utopias that people tried to create turned into the opposite of perfect

• C. The term dystopia actually existed first

• Both A and B

What kind of information and literature is used in dystopian societies in order to control what the citizens know and the information they have access to?

• Propaganda

• Newspapers

• Control over the internet

• Burn all the books